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Lake Blackshear Fishing Report March 2016

Blackshear: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie should finally be biting great by the time you get this issue of GON. For the past few weeks, I have not had many good reports at all because of all the bad and erratic weather. Crappie should be moving up into…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report February 2016

Blackshear: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 49-52 degrees. Clarity: Stained with clearer water down the lake and in the backwaters up the lake. Bass: Stephen Birchfield reports, “The crazy water levels and cold weather have made the fishing pretty tough. The best bite has been off of points or flats near deeper water. Keep…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report January 2016

Blackshear: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Stephen Birchfield reports, “The bite has been slowing down. The fish have filled up and are moving toward their winter pattern. There are still some fish to be caught, but they are tough to find. Swift Creek has had the clearest water…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report December 2015

Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet low. Temp: 59-63 degrees. Clarity: The lake is not muddy but looks like coffee with creamer added. The farther you go down the lake, the better it gets. Bass: Tournament angler Stephen Birchfield reports, “Right now the bite is good, and you can catch a lot of fish. They are filling…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report November 2015

Blackshear: Level: Full. Temp.: 65 degrees. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been on fire. I have heard from several people who have limited out on some good crappie. Just this past week I talked to a man not very familiar with Blackshear, and he was able to find some great structure in 25…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report July 2015

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Main lake clear, river lightly stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been biting fairly decent for me. Even with this unrelenting heat, I have been able to bring in a few good slabs. I have had my best luck by fishing shallow trashpiles, and the…

More Than One Way To Skin Blackshear Catfish

How many ways can you catch a catfish? There’s a bunch of ways to get them in the boat, and with very liberal limits on channels and flatheads (ok, how about no limit), you can get all you want. With a population that is very prolific in all Georgia lakes, rivers and reservoirs, your chances…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report June 2015

Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Main lake clear, river lightly stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie bite has slowed a good bit, but the bream have began bedding, and the bluegills seem to be very large for Lake Blackshear. I have been lucky enough to find five different bluegill beds, and…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report April 2015

Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 on the lower end, and 69-70 degrees on the upper end. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been doing great the past few days. I have been doing great on Sore Lip Crappie Jigs in chartreuse/pink/chartreuse and the black/chartreuse colors. I have had several…

Blackshear Hosts Youth Bass Championship

The Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) Youth Division held their 2015 Junior State Championship Tournament at Lake Blackshear on March 14, 2015. Under the TBF/FLW program, the best young anglers from junior bass clubs in Georgia competed for bragging rights and the opportunity to represent Georgia at the Nationals. Three youth clubs sent their top anglers…

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